Mehr

Modern Persian form of MITHRA.

MITHRA   male   Persian Mythology
Derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend". In Persian mythology he was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia, where it was known as Mithraism.
EQUIVALENTS
PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY: Mehr, Mithra, Mithras
PERSIAN: Mehr
FEMININE FORMS
PERSIAN: Mitra
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT PERSIAN: Mithradatha, Mithridates
GEORGIAN: Merab
LITERATURE: Mehrab
PERSIAN: Mehrab, Mehrdad